Recipe: Spinach and sausage pasta with a twist

This is a super quick and easy dish to prepare, a great one for when you have limited time or are just a lazy chef like me. I made this on a Sunday night to take to work for lunch using some leftover sausages from breakfast and coconut milk for a delicious twist.
- Prep time: 5 mins
- Cooking time: 15 mins
- Serves: 4-5 people
- Calories per serving: 630
What you’ll need
- Pasta (I would recommend shell-shaped ones for this dish) – 500g
- Cooked sausages , sliced – 4
- Olive oil – 3 tablespoons
- Frozen spinach – 150g (4 frozen pieces)
- Habanero pepper aka scotch bonnet – 1
- Tinned chopped tomatoes – 1/2 tin
- Coconut milk – 1/4 cup
- Garlic – 1/2 teaspoon
- Rosemary – 1/4 teaspoon
- Basil – 1/4 teaspoon
- Salt – 1/2 teaspoon
- Maggi cube, chicken flavour – 1
Instructions
- Put a large pan of water on the stove to boil
- Heat up the olive oil in another large pan on quite high heat. Once the oil is hot add the tomatoes to fry for one minute, stirring continuously
- Season with the garlic, rosemary, habanero pepper and basil, then add the spinach and sausages
- By now the water in the other pot should have boiled, add the salt and a tiny bit of olive oil (less than a teaspoon) to the water, then add the pasta
- Back to the tomato sauce, add the coconut milk and stir. Let it simmer for a few minutes while the pasta boils
[Note that I only used 1/4 cup of coconut milk as I did not want the flavour to overpower the rest of the dish, you can add a bit more if you wish] - Once the pasta is cooked, drain the water then mix the pasta into the sauce. Sprinkle the maggi cube over the mixture and let it steam on low temp for 2-3 minutes
- Dish and enjoy!
Final Result
A nice easy one, especially loved by kids. If making this dish for your young ones I would suggest cutting out the habanero and the salt. If making for yourself and maybe friends, see how spicy you can handle it by adding one more pepper! 😀
Yum pasta dishes! I could never get enough pasta! This looks so yummy!! 😊
Thanks! I’m actually obsessed with pasta…soooooo good 😊